Learn "CAPTAIN JACK" by Billy Joel on Piano

Master "CAPTAIN JACK" by Billy Joel with our interactive piano player. This hard-level Pop arrangement is in the key of G at 72 BPM, making it a rewarding piece for advanced players to master.

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Lyrics

Sat ur day night, and you’re still hang in’ a round. You’re tired of liv in’ in your one horse town. You’d like to find a lit tle (B)hole in the ground for a while, mm. So, you go to the vil lage in your tie dye jeans and you stare at the junk ies and the clos et queens. It’s like some por no graph ic (Bb)mag a zine, and you smile, mm. But Cap tain (D)Jack will (G)get you high to night, and take you (D)to your (G)spe cial is land. Cap tain (D)Jack will (G)get you by to night, just a lit tle (D)push ’n’ (G)you’ll be (C)smil in’. Oh, yeah, yeah. So, you Your sis ter’s to gone out, she’s on a i date, day. and you your just tape sit at home and your brand new and mas tur bate. Your phone is gon na ring ain’t soon, no but you just can’t y wait for that (Am7)call, mm. So, you stand on the corn ev er in your (Bbmaj7)new but Eng noth lish in’s clothes, They’ve and you look so fa pol ished from your hair in down swim to pool, your toes, (F)oh, and but still your fin be ger’s go gon na pick (Bbmaj7)back your nose school an af y ter (Am7)all, mm, yeah. But Cap tain (D)Jack will (G)get you high to night, and take you (D)to your (G)spe cial is land. Cap tain (D)Jack will (G)get you by to night, just a lit tle (D)push ’n’ (G)you’ll be (C)smil in’. Oh, yeah, yeah. So, you de cide ter’s to take a she’s hol a i date, day. You got your just tape sit deck home and your brand new and Chev ro let, Your oh, is gon there ring ain’t soon, no place you t’go an y way, and what (Am7)for, mm? So, you stand So, you got ev ’ry thing, oh, (Bbmaj7)new but Eng noth lish in’s cool. They’ve just found look your fa pol ther from your hair in the swim in’ pool, your toes, (F)oh, and you guess you won’t be ger’s go in’ na pick (Bbmaj7)back your to school an af y more, (Am7)all, mm, yeah. mm. (C)smil in’. la, la, la, oh, yeah, yeah. So, you play your al bums and you smoke your pot. And you meet your girl friend in the park in’ lot, oh, but still you’re ach ing for the things you (Bbmaj7)have n’t got. What went (Am7)wrong, mm? And if you can’t un der stand why your (Bbmaj7)world is so dead, and why you’ve got to keep in style and feed your head, well, you’re twen ty one and still your moth er makes your bed. And that’s too (Am7)long, oh, (D)whoa, whoa, yeah, yeah, yeah. But Cap tain Jack will get you high to night and take you (D)to your (G)spe cial is land. Well, now, Cap tain (D)Jack will (G)get you by to night, just a lit tle (D)push and (G)you’ll be (C)smil in’. Oh, But Cap tain Jack will get you high to night and take you (D)to your (G)spe cial is land. Well, now, Cap tain (D)Jack will (G)get you by to night, just a lit tle (D)push and (G)you’ll be (C)smil in’. Oh, (C)smil in’. Yeah,

Song Details

Category
Pop
Key
G
Tempo
72 BPM
Difficulty
hard

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